Are you practicing as an inferior, submissive Acupuncturist - relying on or accepting another practitioner’s diagnosis in determining how you can treat your patient?
Are you relying on a diagnosis from a chiropractor, a radiologist, a PT, or the a PCP? You may be disempowering yourself and practicing with a lack of confidence. These lead to subpar care for your patients.
Don’t take anything any other practitioner says as gospel, including a diagnosis for YOUR patient’s MSK/pain problem.
Information obtained from another practitioner/healthcare provider may be relevant in some regards, but it should NEVER guide your treatment. YOU are the one who assesses and determines what the patient needs. Not anyone else. When you treat based on a “diagnosis” the patient walks in with, that takes away from your care. YOU determine the best course of care using your tools/skills/knowledge.
Want to get strong assessment and diagnostic skills to more confidently treat your patients? Want to get better results in less time? You’re in the right place on the Locals community!
There are also really good webinars on this topic at dranthonylombardi.com. If you're a paid supporter, use your locals discount code to get 10% off all webinars!
Assessment & Treatment of 12 Peripheral Nerve Entrapments Using Electroacupuncture
This question came up at the December EXSTORE seminar. When does Anthony use the Pointer versus the ITO? (Or other longer-use estim device)
In this webinar Anthony goes over assessment and understanding of the major scoliotic curves. This includes how to base rehab prescriptions and how to select acupuncture treatment protocols for major scoliotic curves. We also review scoliotic curves on Xray and review what muscles are affected and the structural implications.
Here is the list of webinars in the library.
This does not include the recorded labs or the other webinars annual members get.
@Exstoreman @JoshuaSwart
I just wanted to express my thanks today for all that y'all put together and hope y'all keep showing up for this community and an ever growing number of people. Thank you for your mentorship.
Today I go into my 6th year in business and I feel EXSTORE and the techniques learned truly are essential to my practice. There is friction in growing a business but I am thankful to have y'all help grease the wheels to move forward with more ease and grace.
I'd like to attend EXSTORE again this year as well to catch up with old and new faces. Please send link for retake when you can.
Again I cannot express my thanks enough.
Have a new patient coming in next week who is a soccer player applying to D-1 schools. He had to take a gap year because of a full hamstring tear which started as a Grade 2-3 tear, then increased because he went back to playing too soon. (I believe the Biceps femoris) No surgery. PT this past year. When he finally got back to playing, he tore the OTHER leg, hamstring. Haven't seen him yet, but wanted to get a heads-up before treating him. He's set on playing starting in August as he will need to be seen playing in order to get into schools. Any advice, or webinar suggestions would be appreciated. He's coming in on Monday. Treatments? Taping? TIA @Exstoreman
